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The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

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The tale is one of two told by the fictive Chaucer, along with the Tale of Melibee, who figures as one of the pilgrims who are on a journey to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. The pilgrims are involved in a story-telling contest on the behest of the Host (Middle English: Hooste), Harry Bailly, the winner of which will receive a free meal at The Tabard Inn on their return.

Sir Thopas comes after the Prioress's Tale, a poem which is exemplary of the miracle of the Virgin genre and which tells the story of a child martyr killed by Jews. Seemingly wishing to counter the sombre mood that this tale instills in the pilgrims, the Host hails Chaucer and suggests that he: "Telle us a tale of myrth, and that anon" (line 706). Chaucer admits to having no tales to tell other than a "rym [he] lerned longe agoon" (line 709), and on the acceptance of the Host proceeds to tell the "Tale of Thopas".

The Canterbury Tales

The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. In 1386 Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and then three years later in 1389 Clerk of the King's work. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales. The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury in order to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.

After a long list of works written earlier in his career, including Troilus and Criseyde, House of Fame, and Parliament of Fowls, The Canterbury Tales is near-unanimously seen as Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and the descriptions of its characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Chaucer's use of such a wide range of classes and types of people was without precedent in English. Although the characters are fictional, they still offer a variety of insights into the customs and practices of the time. Often, such insight leads to a variety of discussions and disagreements to people in the 14th century. For example, although a variety of social classes are represented in these stories and all pilgrims on a spiritual quest, it is apparent that they are more concerned with worldly things than spiritual. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have read during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372.

Chaucer was a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French and Latin.

Life

Geoffrey Chaucer was born in London sometime around 1343, though the precise date and location of his birth remain unknown. His father and grandfather were both London vintners; several previous generations had been merchants in Ipswich. (His family name derives from the French chausseur, meaning "shoemaker".) In 1324 John Chaucer, Geoffrey's father, was kidnapped by an aunt in the hope of marrying the twelve-year-old boy to her daughter in an attempt to keep property in Ipswich. The aunt was imprisoned and the £250 fine levied suggests that the family was financially secure—bourgeois, if not elite. John Chaucer married Agnes Copton, who, in 1349, inherited properties including 24 shops in London from her uncle, Hamo de Copton, who is described in a will dated 3 April 1354 and listed in the City Hustings Roll as "moneyer"; he was said to be moneyer at the Tower of London. In the City Hustings Roll 110, 5, Ric II, dated June 1380, Geoffrey Chaucer refers to himself as me Galfridum Chaucer, filium Johannis Chaucer, Vinetarii, Londonie' .

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The Tale of Sir Thopas

The Tale of Sir Thopas

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

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Sir Thopas a brave and valient knight... okay maybe not so brave... or so valient... even if you could call him a knight at all....
Sir Thopas for Mr. Perry's Honors English class 2nd period. From the canterbury tales with a twist group twist in the middle. hope you enjoy

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01 Overture

01 Overture

01 Overture

1. Overture – Viola and Sebastian board a ship which is struck by lightning and sinks. Viola washes up on the shore of Illyria unconscious and alone
2. Viola’s Soliloquy – Viola takes in what has happened and plans to work for the Duke as a young man named Cesario
3. The Duke – Duke Orsino is sad due to the CountessOlivia rejecting his messages of love. His subject try to cheer him up but this inly angers him. He sends Cesario with more letters of love to Olivia
4. The Plan – Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Feste and Maria start by singing late one night and Malvolio comes and yells at them. The four plot against him and decide to send him a note of love from Olivia
5. Never Before – Olivia receives the letters from Orsino but falls in love with Cesario, not realizing him to be girl. She sends Malvolio with a ring as a symbol of love
6. Sebastian’s Entrance – Sebastian is rescued from the sea by Antonio. He heads into the town but Antonio does not follow as he is wanted there
7. One Day – Malvolio desires to be a count one day. He sees the note left by Maria, which instructs him to wear yellow clothes and he takes the bait
8. What to Do – Cesario receives the ring and he, Orsino and Olivia all lament about how they can’t find love. Cesario also reveals that she has fallen for Orsino
9. Feste – Noticing everyone is miserable, Feste decides to cheer them all up and hopefully make some money in the process
10. Arrest (for now) – Malvolio turns up in yellow clothes and requests Olivia to marry him. Sir Toby suggests that Malvolio must be mad and Olivia has him locked in a cell
11. Persuasion – Toby convinces Andrew that the only way for him to win Olivia is to fight Cesario and eventually he gives in
12. See the Night – Orsino and Cesario talk about love, with Cesario reluctant as she’s in love with Orsino
13. Duel – Cesario is ambushed by Andrew who requests a duel but is saved by Antonio. Antonio demands the money he lent him back but Cesario, who does not know what’s going on, has him arrested for attempting to steal
14. Every Corner Of The Earth – Olivia laments about Cesario not coming back for her and decides to go out and find him herself
15. Malvolio’s Despair – Malvolio laments about what his life has become. Feste then enters and torture him by pretending to be ‘Sir Topas’. Toby becomes more and more distressed and eventually stops the punishing to save Malvolio
16. Searching – Olivia finds Sebastian, thinking he’s Cesario, and speaks of love. Sebastian does not know what’s going on but falls in love anyway and asks here to marry him
17. Trial – Antonio is brought before Orsino and is nearly sentenced to death before Sebastian steps in. The two twins finally reunite and Antonio is released
18. Play On – Curtain call, where we see that Sebastian and Olivia and Orsino and Viola are getting married

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The Tale of Sir Thopas

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
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Sir Thopas Part1

Sir Thopas a brave and valient knight... okay maybe not so brave... or so valient... even if you could call him a knight at all....
Sir Thopas for Mr. Perry's Honors English class 2nd period. From the canterbury tales with a twist group twist in the middle. hope you enjoy

published: 24 Sep 2012

01 Overture

1. Overture – Viola and Sebastian board a ship which is struck by lightning and sinks. Viola washes up on the shore of Illyria unconscious and alone
2. Viola’s Soliloquy – Viola takes in what has happened and plans to work for the Duke as a young man named Cesario
3. The Duke – Duke Orsino is sad due to the CountessOlivia rejecting his messages of love. His subject try to cheer him up but this inly angers him. He sends Cesario with more letters of love to Olivia
4. The Plan – Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Feste and Maria start by singing late one night and Malvolio comes and yells at them. The four plot against him and decide to send him a note of love from Olivia
5. Never Before – Olivia receives the letters from Orsino but falls in love with Cesario, not realizing him to be girl. She sends Malv...

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

This is a movie about Sir Topaz in the book The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.-- Created using PowToon -- Freesign up at http://www.powtoon.com/join -- Create animated videos and animated presentations for free. PowToon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume, or anything else you could use an animated explainer video. PowToon's animation templates help you create animated presentations and animated explainer videos from scratch. Anyone can produce awesome animations quickly with PowToon, without the cost or hassle other professional animation services require.

This is a movie about Sir Topaz in the book The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.-- Created using PowToon -- Freesign up at http://www.powtoon.com/join -- Create animated videos and animated presentations for free. PowToon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume, or anything else you could use an animated explainer video. PowToon's animation templates help you create animated presentations and animated explainer videos from scratch. Anyone can produce awesome animations quickly with PowToon, without the cost or hassle other professional animation services require.

Sir Thopas is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873), published in 1387. The tale concerns the adventures of the knight "Sir Thopas" and his quest to win the elf-queen.
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Sir Thopas is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873), published in 1387. The tale concerns the adventures of the knight "Sir Thopas" and his quest to win the elf-queen.
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Sir Thopas Part1

Sir Thopas a brave and valient knight... okay maybe not so brave... or so valient... even if you could call him a knight at all....
Sir Thopas for Mr. Perry's...

Sir Thopas a brave and valient knight... okay maybe not so brave... or so valient... even if you could call him a knight at all....
Sir Thopas for Mr. Perry's Honors English class 2nd period. From the canterbury tales with a twist group twist in the middle. hope you enjoy

Sir Thopas a brave and valient knight... okay maybe not so brave... or so valient... even if you could call him a knight at all....
Sir Thopas for Mr. Perry's Honors English class 2nd period. From the canterbury tales with a twist group twist in the middle. hope you enjoy

01 Overture

1. Overture – Viola and Sebastian board a ship which is struck by lightning and sinks. Viola washes up on the shore of Illyria unconscious and alone
2. Viola’s ...

1. Overture – Viola and Sebastian board a ship which is struck by lightning and sinks. Viola washes up on the shore of Illyria unconscious and alone
2. Viola’s Soliloquy – Viola takes in what has happened and plans to work for the Duke as a young man named Cesario
3. The Duke – Duke Orsino is sad due to the CountessOlivia rejecting his messages of love. His subject try to cheer him up but this inly angers him. He sends Cesario with more letters of love to Olivia
4. The Plan – Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Feste and Maria start by singing late one night and Malvolio comes and yells at them. The four plot against him and decide to send him a note of love from Olivia
5. Never Before – Olivia receives the letters from Orsino but falls in love with Cesario, not realizing him to be girl. She sends Malvolio with a ring as a symbol of love
6. Sebastian’s Entrance – Sebastian is rescued from the sea by Antonio. He heads into the town but Antonio does not follow as he is wanted there
7. One Day – Malvolio desires to be a count one day. He sees the note left by Maria, which instructs him to wear yellow clothes and he takes the bait
8. What to Do – Cesario receives the ring and he, Orsino and Olivia all lament about how they can’t find love. Cesario also reveals that she has fallen for Orsino
9. Feste – Noticing everyone is miserable, Feste decides to cheer them all up and hopefully make some money in the process
10. Arrest (for now) – Malvolio turns up in yellow clothes and requests Olivia to marry him. Sir Toby suggests that Malvolio must be mad and Olivia has him locked in a cell
11. Persuasion – Toby convinces Andrew that the only way for him to win Olivia is to fight Cesario and eventually he gives in
12. See the Night – Orsino and Cesario talk about love, with Cesario reluctant as she’s in love with Orsino
13. Duel – Cesario is ambushed by Andrew who requests a duel but is saved by Antonio. Antonio demands the money he lent him back but Cesario, who does not know what’s going on, has him arrested for attempting to steal
14. Every Corner Of The Earth – Olivia laments about Cesario not coming back for her and decides to go out and find him herself
15. Malvolio’s Despair – Malvolio laments about what his life has become. Feste then enters and torture him by pretending to be ‘Sir Topas’. Toby becomes more and more distressed and eventually stops the punishing to save Malvolio
16. Searching – Olivia finds Sebastian, thinking he’s Cesario, and speaks of love. Sebastian does not know what’s going on but falls in love anyway and asks here to marry him
17. Trial – Antonio is brought before Orsino and is nearly sentenced to death before Sebastian steps in. The two twins finally reunite and Antonio is released
18. Play On – Curtain call, where we see that Sebastian and Olivia and Orsino and Viola are getting married

1. Overture – Viola and Sebastian board a ship which is struck by lightning and sinks. Viola washes up on the shore of Illyria unconscious and alone
2. Viola’s Soliloquy – Viola takes in what has happened and plans to work for the Duke as a young man named Cesario
3. The Duke – Duke Orsino is sad due to the CountessOlivia rejecting his messages of love. His subject try to cheer him up but this inly angers him. He sends Cesario with more letters of love to Olivia
4. The Plan – Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Feste and Maria start by singing late one night and Malvolio comes and yells at them. The four plot against him and decide to send him a note of love from Olivia
5. Never Before – Olivia receives the letters from Orsino but falls in love with Cesario, not realizing him to be girl. She sends Malvolio with a ring as a symbol of love
6. Sebastian’s Entrance – Sebastian is rescued from the sea by Antonio. He heads into the town but Antonio does not follow as he is wanted there
7. One Day – Malvolio desires to be a count one day. He sees the note left by Maria, which instructs him to wear yellow clothes and he takes the bait
8. What to Do – Cesario receives the ring and he, Orsino and Olivia all lament about how they can’t find love. Cesario also reveals that she has fallen for Orsino
9. Feste – Noticing everyone is miserable, Feste decides to cheer them all up and hopefully make some money in the process
10. Arrest (for now) – Malvolio turns up in yellow clothes and requests Olivia to marry him. Sir Toby suggests that Malvolio must be mad and Olivia has him locked in a cell
11. Persuasion – Toby convinces Andrew that the only way for him to win Olivia is to fight Cesario and eventually he gives in
12. See the Night – Orsino and Cesario talk about love, with Cesario reluctant as she’s in love with Orsino
13. Duel – Cesario is ambushed by Andrew who requests a duel but is saved by Antonio. Antonio demands the money he lent him back but Cesario, who does not know what’s going on, has him arrested for attempting to steal
14. Every Corner Of The Earth – Olivia laments about Cesario not coming back for her and decides to go out and find him herself
15. Malvolio’s Despair – Malvolio laments about what his life has become. Feste then enters and torture him by pretending to be ‘Sir Topas’. Toby becomes more and more distressed and eventually stops the punishing to save Malvolio
16. Searching – Olivia finds Sebastian, thinking he’s Cesario, and speaks of love. Sebastian does not know what’s going on but falls in love anyway and asks here to marry him
17. Trial – Antonio is brought before Orsino and is nearly sentenced to death before Sebastian steps in. The two twins finally reunite and Antonio is released
18. Play On – Curtain call, where we see that Sebastian and Olivia and Orsino and Viola are getting married

Parody

A parody (/ˈpærədi/; also called spoof, send-up or lampoon), in use, is an imitative work created to imitate, or comment on and trivialize an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music (although "parody" in music has an earlier, somewhat different meaning than for other art forms), animation, gaming and film.
The writer and critic John Gross observes in his OxfordBook of...

The Shipman's Tale

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read...

published: 05 Jun 2013

The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
http://free-audio-books.info/short-stories/the-canterbury-tales-audiobook/
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prol...

published: 05 Jun 2013

The Pardoner's Tale

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read...

published: 05 Jun 2013

Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read...

published: 05 Jun 2013

The Knight's Tale

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read...

published: 05 Jun 2013

The Second Nun's Tale

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read...

published: 05 Jun 2013

The Sompnour's Tale

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read...

THE CANTERBURY TALES: Geoffrey Chaucer - FULL AudioBook: Part 2/2 by Geoffrey Chaucer.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387-1400. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, three years later, Clerk of the King's work in 1389. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales. The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
After a long list of works written earlier in his career, including Troilus and Criseyde, House of Fame, and Parliament of Fowls, The Canterbury Tales is near-unanimously seen as Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and descriptions of its characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Chaucer's use of such a wide range of classes and types of people was without precedent in English. Although the characters are fictional, they still offer a variety of insights into customs and practices of the time. Often, such insight leads to a variety of discussions and disagreements among people in the 14th century. For example, although various social classes are represented in these stories and all of the pilgrims are on a spiritual quest, it is apparent that they are more concerned with worldly things than spiritual. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have read during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372.
It has been suggested that the greatest contribution of The Canterbury Tales to English literature was the popularization of the English vernacular in mainstream literature, as opposed to French, Italian or Latin. English had, however, been used as a literary language centuries before Chaucer's time, and several of Chaucer's contemporaries - John Gower, William Langland, the Pearl Poet, and Julian of Norwich - also wrote major literary works in English. It is unclear to what extent Chaucer was seminal in this evolution of literary preference.
While Chaucer clearly states the addressees of many of his poems, the intended audience of The Canterbury Tales is more difficult to determine. Chaucer was a courtier, leading some to believe that he was mainly a court poet who wrote exclusively for nobility.
The Canterbury Tales is generally thought to have been incomplete at the end of Chaucer's life. In theGeneral Prologue, some thirty pilgrims are introduced. According to the Prologue, Chaucer's intention was to write two stories from the perspective of each pilgrim on the way to and from their ultimate destination, St. Thomas Becket's shrine (making for a total of four stories per pilgrim). Although perhaps incomplete, The Canterbury Tales is revered as one of the most important works in English literature. Not only do readers find it entertaining, but it is also open to a wide range of interpretations.
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Audiobook Name: The Canterbury Tales
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Country: United KingdomGenre: Short Story
Publication date: 1387-1400
Part 1 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHGIpvPY64
The Canterbury Tales PLAYLIST (ALL PARTS): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt6IQaRRYhM79RT8f0_E1h-lAQid7mkAb
More from Geoffrey Chaucer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt6IQaRRYhM5mugWFv50iI0AxkFuoNO9-
CHAPTERS:
00:00:52 - The Merchant's Tale
01:22:07 - The Squire's Tale
01:53:38 - The Franklin's Tale
02:37:30 - The Doctor's Tale
02:54:30 - The Pardoner's Tale
03:34:30 - The Shipman's Tale
04:02:10 - The Prioress's Tale
04:16:46 - Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas
04:27:16 - Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus
05:03:32 - The Monk's Tale
05:51:06 - The Nun's Priest's Tale
06:37:58 - The Second Nun's Tale
07:05:49 - The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
07:43:09 - The Manciple's Tale
08:00:19 - The Parson's Tale

THE CANTERBURY TALES: Geoffrey Chaucer - FULL AudioBook: Part 2/2 by Geoffrey Chaucer.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387-1400. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, three years later, Clerk of the King's work in 1389. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales. The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
After a long list of works written earlier in his career, including Troilus and Criseyde, House of Fame, and Parliament of Fowls, The Canterbury Tales is near-unanimously seen as Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and descriptions of its characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Chaucer's use of such a wide range of classes and types of people was without precedent in English. Although the characters are fictional, they still offer a variety of insights into customs and practices of the time. Often, such insight leads to a variety of discussions and disagreements among people in the 14th century. For example, although various social classes are represented in these stories and all of the pilgrims are on a spiritual quest, it is apparent that they are more concerned with worldly things than spiritual. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have read during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372.
It has been suggested that the greatest contribution of The Canterbury Tales to English literature was the popularization of the English vernacular in mainstream literature, as opposed to French, Italian or Latin. English had, however, been used as a literary language centuries before Chaucer's time, and several of Chaucer's contemporaries - John Gower, William Langland, the Pearl Poet, and Julian of Norwich - also wrote major literary works in English. It is unclear to what extent Chaucer was seminal in this evolution of literary preference.
While Chaucer clearly states the addressees of many of his poems, the intended audience of The Canterbury Tales is more difficult to determine. Chaucer was a courtier, leading some to believe that he was mainly a court poet who wrote exclusively for nobility.
The Canterbury Tales is generally thought to have been incomplete at the end of Chaucer's life. In theGeneral Prologue, some thirty pilgrims are introduced. According to the Prologue, Chaucer's intention was to write two stories from the perspective of each pilgrim on the way to and from their ultimate destination, St. Thomas Becket's shrine (making for a total of four stories per pilgrim). Although perhaps incomplete, The Canterbury Tales is revered as one of the most important works in English literature. Not only do readers find it entertaining, but it is also open to a wide range of interpretations.
ABOUT THIS CHANNEL:
Listen to the best free Audiobooks! On this channel, you’ll find audiobooks of great works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction, by such authors as Twain, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Orwell, Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Austen, Shakespeare, Asimov, HG Wells & more. If you're looking for an audiobook, you’ve come to the right place, all FREE of charge for your listening pleasure! We're always adding new audiobooks so stay posted!
Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXf3wSDLoADXB7ROaWYNs5g?sub_confirmation=1
MORE ABOUT THE BOOK:
Audiobook Name: The Canterbury Tales
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Country: United KingdomGenre: Short Story
Publication date: 1387-1400
Part 1 of 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBHGIpvPY64
The Canterbury Tales PLAYLIST (ALL PARTS): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt6IQaRRYhM79RT8f0_E1h-lAQid7mkAb
More from Geoffrey Chaucer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt6IQaRRYhM5mugWFv50iI0AxkFuoNO9-
CHAPTERS:
00:00:52 - The Merchant's Tale
01:22:07 - The Squire's Tale
01:53:38 - The Franklin's Tale
02:37:30 - The Doctor's Tale
02:54:30 - The Pardoner's Tale
03:34:30 - The Shipman's Tale
04:02:10 - The Prioress's Tale
04:16:46 - Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas
04:27:16 - Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus
05:03:32 - The Monk's Tale
05:51:06 - The Nun's Priest's Tale
06:37:58 - The Second Nun's Tale
07:05:49 - The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
07:43:09 - The Manciple's Tale
08:00:19 - The Parson's Tale

Parody

A parody (/ˈpærədi/; also called spoof, send-up or lampoon), in use, is an imitative work created to imitate, or comment on and trivialize an original work, its...

A parody (/ˈpærədi/; also called spoof, send-up or lampoon), in use, is an imitative work created to imitate, or comment on and trivialize an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music (although "parody" in music has an earlier, somewhat different meaning than for other art forms), animation, gaming and film.
The writer and critic John Gross observes in his OxfordBook of Parodies, that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche ("a composition in another artist's manner, without satirical intent") and burlesque (which "fools around with the material of high literature and adapts it to low ends"). Historically, when a formula grows tired, like in the case of moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as in the case of Buster Keaton shorts that mocked it.
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A parody (/ˈpærədi/; also called spoof, send-up or lampoon), in use, is an imitative work created to imitate, or comment on and trivialize an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music (although "parody" in music has an earlier, somewhat different meaning than for other art forms), animation, gaming and film.
The writer and critic John Gross observes in his OxfordBook of Parodies, that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche ("a composition in another artist's manner, without satirical intent") and burlesque (which "fools around with the material of high literature and adapts it to low ends"). Historically, when a formula grows tired, like in the case of moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as in the case of Buster Keaton shorts that mocked it.
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The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
http://free-audio-books.info/short-stories/the-canterbury-tales-audiobook/
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
http://free-audio-books.info/short-stories/the-canterbury-tales-audiobook/
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Tale of Sir Thopas

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

Sir Topaz by Geoffrey Chaucer

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Sir Thopas is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873), published in 1387. The tale concerns the adventures of the knight "Sir Thopas" and his quest to win the elf-queen.
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The tale is one of two told by the fictive Chaucer, along with the Tale of Melibee, who figures as one of the pilgrims who are on a journey to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. The pilgrims are involved in a story-telling contest on the behest of the Host (Middle English: Hooste), Harry Bailly, the winner of which will receive a free meal at The Tabard Inn on their return.

Sir Thopas comes after the Prioress's Tale, a poem which is exemplary of the miracle of the Virgin genre and which tells the story of a child martyr killed by Jews. Seemingly wishing to counter the sombre mood that this tale instills in the pilgrims, the Host hails Chaucer and suggests that he: "Telle us a tale of myrth, and that anon" (line 706). Chaucer admits to having no tales to tell other than a "rym [he] lerned longe agoon" (line 709), and on the acceptance of the Host proceeds to tell the "Tale of Thopas".

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THE CANTERBURY TALES: Geoffrey Chaucer - FULL AudioBook: Part 2/2

THE CANTERBURY TALES: Geoffrey Chaucer - FULL AudioBook: Part 2/2 by Geoffrey Chaucer.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The Canterbury Tales (Middle English: Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387-1400. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, three years later, Clerk of the King's work in 1389. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales. The tales (mostly written in verse, although some are in prose) are presented as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from London to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. The prize for this contest is a free meal at the Tabard Inn at Southwark on their return.
After a long list of works written earlier in his career, including Troilus and Criseyde, House of Fame, and Parliament of Fowls, The Canterbury Tales is near-unanimously seen as Chaucer's magnum opus. He uses the tales and descriptions of its characters to paint an ironic and critical portrait of English society at the time, and particularly of the Church. Chaucer's use of such a wide range of classes and types of people was without precedent in English. Although the characters are fictional, they still offer a variety of insights into customs and practices of the time. Often, such insight leads to a variety of discussions and disagreements among people in the 14th century. For example, although various social classes are represented in these stories and all of the pilgrims are on a spiritual quest, it is apparent that they are more concerned with worldly things than spiritual. Structurally, the collection resembles The Decameron, which Chaucer may have read during his first diplomatic mission to Italy in 1372.
It has been suggested that the greatest contribution of The Canterbury Tales to English literature was the popularization of the English vernacular in mainstream literature, as opposed to French, Italian or Latin. English had, however, been used as a literary language centuries before Chaucer's time, and several of Chaucer's contemporaries - John Gower, William Langland, the Pearl Poet, and Julian of Norwich - also wrote major literary works in English. It is unclear to what extent Chaucer was seminal in this evolution of literary preference.
While Chaucer clearly states the addressees of many of his poems, the intended audience of The Canterbury Tales is more difficult to determine. Chaucer was a courtier, leading some to believe that he was mainly a court poet who wrote exclusively for nobility.
The Canterbury Tales is generally thought to have been incomplete at the end of Chaucer's life. In theGeneral Prologue, some thirty pilgrims are introduced. According to the Prologue, Chaucer's intention was to write two stories from the perspective of each pilgrim on the way to and from their ultimate destination, St. Thomas Becket's shrine (making for a total of four stories per pilgrim). Although perhaps incomplete, The Canterbury Tales is revered as one of the most important works in English literature. Not only do readers find it entertaining, but it is also open to a wide range of interpretations.
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Audiobook Name: The Canterbury Tales
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer
Country: United KingdomGenre: Short Story
Publication date: 1387-1400
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CHAPTERS:
00:00:52 - The Merchant's Tale
01:22:07 - The Squire's Tale
01:53:38 - The Franklin's Tale
02:37:30 - The Doctor's Tale
02:54:30 - The Pardoner's Tale
03:34:30 - The Shipman's Tale
04:02:10 - The Prioress's Tale
04:16:46 - Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas
04:27:16 - Chaucer's Tale of Meliboeus
05:03:32 - The Monk's Tale
05:51:06 - The Nun's Priest's Tale
06:37:58 - The Second Nun's Tale
07:05:49 - The Canon's Yeoman's Tale
07:43:09 - The Manciple's Tale
08:00:19 - The Parson's Tale

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Parody

A parody (/ˈpærədi/; also called spoof, send-up or lampoon), in use, is an imitative work created to imitate, or comment on and trivialize an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of satiric or ironic imitation. As the literary theorist Linda Hutcheon puts it, "parody … is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Another critic, Simon Dentith, defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, music (although "parody" in music has an earlier, somewhat different meaning than for other art forms), animation, gaming and film.
The writer and critic John Gross observes in his OxfordBook of Parodies, that parody seems to flourish on territory somewhere between pastiche ("a composition in another artist's manner, without satirical intent") and burlesque (which "fools around with the material of high literature and adapts it to low ends"). Historically, when a formula grows tired, like in the case of moralistic melodramas in the 1910s, it retains value only as a parody, as in the case of Buster Keaton shorts that mocked it.
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The Shipman's Tale

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
http://free-audio-books.info/short-stories/the-canterbury-tales-audiobook/
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

The Pardoner's Tale

The Canterbury Tales audiobook
by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400).
Edited by D. Laing Purves (1838-1873).
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a group of pilgrims on their way from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral.
The themes of the tales vary, and include topics such as courtly love, treachery, and avarice. The genres also vary, and include romance, Breton lai, sermon, beast fable, and fabliau. The characters, introduced in the General Prologue of the book, tell tales of great cultural relevance.
The version read here was edited by D. Laing Purves "for popular perusal" and the language is mostly updated.
(Summary by Wikipedia/Gesine)

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